We have added new categories this year. In response to the popularity of the paranormal romance subgenre, we now have four categories instead of the one "PARANORMAL ROMANCE" category.

Congrats to all of the 2004 winners!

HILDY HUGHIE AWARD FOR BEST AMERICAN HISTORICAL ROMANCE

CARNAL GIFT by Pamela Clare

BEST ENGLISH HISTORICAL ROMANCE

DARK CHAMPION by Kinley MacGregor

BEST SCOTTISH HISTORICAL ROMANCE

THE CHASE by Linsay Sands

BEST "OTHER" HISTORICAL ROMANCE
(Americana, Viking, pirate, unusual location, etc.)

LORD OF SEDUCTION by Nicole Jordan

BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

BET ME by Jennifer Crusie
AIN'T SHE SWEET? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
ALL KEYED UP by Mary Stella

BEST CONTEMPORARY SERIES/CATEGORY ROMANCE

WE'VE GOT TONIGHT by Jacquie D'Alessandro

BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/MYSTERY

FLASHPOINT by Suzanne Brockmann

BEST VAMPIRE/WEREWOLF/SHAPESHIFTER PARANORMAL ROMANCE

SEIZE THE NIGHT by Sherrilyn Kenyon

BEST FUTURISTIC/OTHER WORLD PARANORMAL ROMANCE

DEMON'S DAUGHTER by Emma Holly

BEST TIME TRAVEL PARANORMAL ROMANCE

THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning

BEST "OTHER" PARANORMAL ROMANCE
(witches, elves, magical powers, fantasy, etc.)

MIND GAME by Christine Feehan

BEST ANTHOLOGY

HOT BLOODED by Christine Feehan,
Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly and Angela Knight

BEST COVER

THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning

BEST TITLE (cleverest, most appropriate, etc.)

UNDEAD AND UNWED by MaryJanice Davidson

BEST AUTHOR

Sherrilyn Kenyon (Kinley MacGregor)

BEST NEW-TO-YOU AUTHOR

Mary Stella

FAVORITE HERO

Adam Black
(THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning)

FAVORITE HEROINE

Tabitha
(SEIZE THE NIGHT by Sherrilyn Kenyon)

FAVORITE SECONDARY CHARACTER - MALE

Archeron
(Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon)

FAVORITE SECONDARY CHARACTER - FEMALE

Simi
(Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon)

FUNNIEST SCENE

Bride's father, the "Neuter King", warning Vane to treat Bride well because he knows how to use a tranquilizer gun and a scalpel
(NIGHT PLAY by Sherrilyn Kenyon)

HOTTEST SCENE

Adam and Gabby in front of the mirror
(THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning)

MOST TOUCHING SCENE

When Adam discovers he has a soul
(THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning)

BEST LINE OR QUOTE

"Oh no. You are not getting yourself there. Not without me inside you the first time."
(THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning)

BEST BOOK-YOU-READ-IN-2004-
THAT-WAS-PUBLISHED-BEFORE-2004

DANCE WITH THE DEVIL by Sherrilyn Kenyon